Richard Childress
American racing driver and businessman
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| 2022 | As a board member of Ammo Inc., Childress was involved in contributing 1 million rounds of ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the Russian invasion. |
| 2022 | Became a co-owner of the Carolina Cowboys professional bull-riding team, further diversifying his sports business portfolio. |
| September 13 2022 | Held a press conference announcing Kyle Busch would drive the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing in the 2023 season, where Childress presented Busch with a Rolex watch as a signing bonus, humorously referencing their previous physical altercation. |
| 2019 | Concluded his tenure on the board of directors at the National Rifle Association of America. |
| August 2019 | Childress stepped down from the NRA board amid controversy surrounding payments to a law firm. |
| 2018 | Oliver North was designated to take over as president of the NRA, bypassing Childress's expected presidential term. |
| 2017 | Childress was elevated from Second Vice President to First Vice President of the National Rifle Association, traditionally positioning him to become president from 2019 to 2021. |
| 2016 | Richard Childress was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, recognizing his significant contributions to motorsports as a racing driver and team owner. |
| April 2015 | Childress escalated the appeal to the Final Appeals Board, which upheld the revised penalties, maintaining suspensions for Lambert and key team members. |
| April 16 2015 | Childress and Newman appealed to the National Motorsports Appeal Panel regarding the tire deflation penalty. The panel slightly reduced the penalties, reducing Lambert's fine to $75,000 and point deduction to 50, but maintaining suspensions. |
| March 2015 | Following the Auto Club 400, NASCAR officials investigated Richard Childress Racing for tire deflation, confiscating tires from the No. 31 car driven by Ryan Newman. |
| 2013 | Won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship with grandson Austin Dillon driving the No. 3 car. |
| 2011 | Won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship with grandson Austin Dillon driving the No. 3 car. |
| June 6 2011 | NASCAR fined Richard Childress $150,000 and placed him on probation through the end of the year for his physical confrontation with Kyle Busch. |
| June 4 2011 | Richard Childress engaged in a physical altercation with Kyle Busch in the garage area after a Camping World Truck Series race, punching Busch in the face and putting him in a headlock after Busch bumped into Joey Coulter's truck during the cool-down lap. |
| 2010 | Richard Childress was involved in a controversial incident at New Hampshire Motor Speedway involving a confrontation, though specific details are not provided in the given text. |
| September 2010 | Richard Childress appealed the NASCAR decision, which resulted in a reduced suspension of four races and a $100,000 fine, though the 150-point deduction remained in place. |
| September 2010 | At the Sylvania 300, Clint Bowyer won the race in Richard Childress's No. 33 Cheerios car, but the car failed inspection twice for not meeting specifications. |
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